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AUTQMOBILE H090. APPLICATION man ma. 22,.1916.

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AUTOMOBILE HOOD. APPLICATION FILED JAH.22, 1915;

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Eetent. r e -e o Application filed January 22, 1836. Eerie! Elle; $3,588.

production of a hood ofthis character which will be of improved construction, one which may be readily and easily removed when desired, but which, when in closed position, will be securely locked to the vehicle, and further one which will be highly efficient in use. Other objects will appear hereinafter. With these objects in View, the invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in Figure 1 is a central vertical longitudinal section of a hood embodying the invention, adjacent portions ofen automobile being also shown, Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the device partly in section,'Fig. 3 is a front elevation of Fig. 1, and Fig. l is a vertical.

transverse section of the construction.

The prer'erred form of construction, as

illustrated in the drawings, comprises a.

hood adapted, for'arrangement between the stationary vertically disposed portions 1 and 2 of the vehicle between which the motor of the vehicle is arranged, the memher 1 being the radiator which cooperates with the motor. Said hood comprises top sections 3 which are pivotally or hingedly connected at 4 so as to permit of free relative vertical movement of said sections.

-Side sections 5 are pivotally or foldably connected with the outer or lower edges of the sections 3 as at 6, the construction thus far described being old and well known.

Provided at the under side of each section 3 adjacent the hinge 4 are depending curved keepers or hooks 7 adapted, when the sections 3 are in lowered position to embrace or engage under a stationary rod 8 which is rigidly supported .at its ends in members 1 and 9.. The arrangement is such, as will be seen, that upon upward swinging of the sections 3 to their upper limits movement, the keepers 7 will be moved outwardly out of engagement with the rod it that said sections reach their-upper limits of movement the same will be unlocked from the rod 8 so as to permit of removal of the hood. The arrangement is s1 'h then, will be seen, that the hood sections 3 will curely locked to the rod 8 only when said sections are lowered position, section being entirely independent of other so that when but one. section rocked upwardly to open position carryiiw .1.

7 thereof to releasin position, a e othe;

tion will remein in owered position with its keepers '2' in loosing en igeinent with rod 8. s

When the keepers i? are in engagement with the rod 8, as clearly shown in the rearward edges thereof cng ag inst stationary stop lingers '9 which project troni plates 9 rigidly hastened to flanges 10, the letter projectir inwardly froni the memhersl and Said stop fingers serve to prevent lateral movement of the keepers from. engagement with the anchoring 8, it being clear that with this arrangement, when said keepers are inoperative relation with said anchoring rod, the sarne, iinbeing locked against lateral movement, will in turn serve to hold the hood against such movement.

Provided at the inner 05 side sections 5 at the ends thereof and adjacent the lower edges said sections are channel ongaging members 12 which fastened to said sections by means of straps 13. ably engage with the flanges 10 and thus serve as a means of gui lng the lower edges of sections 5 the vertical movement of the same during vertical swinging of the top sections 8.

The sections of the hood at opposite sides of the latter are rele sabiy supported in elevated. positions by means of dogs ls: which are pivotally mounted at 15 upon pistes 16 which are securely fastened upon the vehicle arrangement is such that when either side of the hood is moved upwardly" or opened, the

corresponding dog 1% will automatically en.

. 1 having shanks or t ll The members ll slidloo gage with the lower edge of the corresponding section as the latter reaches its upper limit of movement, and thus serve as a means of supporting the hood sections in elevated or open position. When it is desired to lower the hood section 5 to closed position it is The pins 18, as will be seen, in addition to serving as a means of connection for the springs 17 serve also as a means of limiting upward movement of the dogs 14C.

The conventional hood fastening devices 19 are shown for cooperation with the side sections of the hood, being adapted for releasable engagement with loops 20 provided upon said sections, Handles 21 are also shown upon sections at the outer sides thereof. Elongated vertically extending shields '22 are arranged along the lower edges of the hood sections 5, when the latter are in. lowered position, which serve to form sort of lap joint which. is, of course, adapted to effectually exclude the weather.

1V hile l have illustrated and. described the preferred form of construction for'oarrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without (leparting from the spirit of the in ention. 1, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations-and modili rations as come .ithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what i .l An automobile hood comprising, in co 2.- bination. two top sections pivotally connected for relative iipward swinging; and means in the upper part of the hood for engagement with the stationary part of the vehicle and acting as a supplemental means for automatically locking the hood against movement with respect to the vehicle when said sections are in lowered position, substantially as do :cribed.

An automobile hood comprising, in combination, two top sections pivotally connected together for relative upward swinging; and. means in the upper part of the hood cooperating with each of said sections and acting a supplmnental means for all-- tomatically locking the hood againstmovement with respect to the vehicle when said sections are in lowered posit-ion, substan tially as described.

Au automobilehood ciunprising, in com-- binatiou, two top sections pivotally connected together You v lative upward swinging; a. stationary anchoring element on the vehicle; and means calrlcrl by each oi said sections at the upper portion thereof arluph ed for cugagemcut with said am-horing clcmrnt to act as a supplcim-ntal means for auonly necessary to rock the engaging (log Ll. downwardly to releasing pOSItIOILY tomatically locking the hood against movement with respect to the vehicle when said sections are in lowered position, substantially as described.

4. An automobile hood comprising, in combination, two sections pivotally connected together for relative upward swingin a' stationary anchoring element on the vehicle; and curved keepers carried by said sections adapted for engagement with said anchoring element to act as a supplemental means for locking the hood against movement with respect to the vehicle when said sections are in lowered position, substantially as described.

An automobile hood comprising, in combination, two top sections pivotally connected together for free upward swinging; a stationary rod supported by said vehicle within said hood; and means carried by said sections adapted for engagement with said rod to lock the hood thereto only, when said sections are in lowered tially as described.

6. An automobile hood comprising, in combination, two top sections pivotally' connected together for free upwardswingihg; a stationary rod supportedby said vehicle within said hood; and hook members on each of said sections adapted for independent engagement with said rod only when said sections are in lowered position to lock the hood thereto, substantially'as described.

7.1 m automobile hood comprising, in

combination, two top sections pivotally connected together for free upward swinging; a stationary rod supported by said vehicle within said hood; means carried by said sections adapted for engagement with szud' rod to lock the hood thereto against upward movementv only when said sections are in lowered position; and means adapted, whensaid sections are in lowered position, to lock said hood against lateral movement, sub stantially as described.

8 An automobile hood comprising, in combination, two top sections pivotally connectod together for free upward swinging; a stationary rod supported by said vehicle within said hood; hook members on each of said sections adapted for independent en-- gagement with said rod only when said sections are in lowered position to lock the hood thereto a ainst inward movement .and means adapted for cooperation with said hook members for locking said hood against lateral movement, when said sec tions are in lowered position, substantially as described.

9. An automobile hood comprising, in. combination. two top sections pivotally couuectell together for free upward swinging; a stationary anchoring clement supported by said vehicle within said hood; hook members carried by said sections adapted for engageposition, substanment with said anchoring element, only when said sections are in lowered position, to lock the hood thereto against upward movement; and stationary stops for engagement with the rearward sides of said hook members for locking said hood against lateral movement when said sections are in lowered position, substantially as described. 10. An automobile hood comprising in combination, two top sections pivotally connected together for free upward swinging; side sections foldably connected with said top sections; and means for guiding said side sections to and from folded positions during swinging movement of said top sections, substantially as described.- v 11. An automobile hood comprising, in combination, two top sections pivotally connected together for free upward swingingf connected with said side sections foidably top sections; inwardly extending flanges on the vehicle at the ends of the hood; and

means on said lower sections slidably engaging with said flanges whereby said sections are guided in the folding movement of the same during swinging of said top sections, substantially as described.

12. An automobile hood; comprising, in combination, ti'o top sections pivotally connected together for free upward swinging; side sections foldably connected with said top sections; inwardly extending flanges on the vehicle at the ends or" the hood; and channel termed members on said side sections slidably engaging with said flanges whereby said sections are guided in the folding movement of the same during vertical swinging of said top sections, substantially as described.

1? An automobile hood, comprising, in combination, two top sections pivotaliy connet-ted to ether for free upward swinging;

-. !li8 sections foldabiy connected with said top section's; means guiding said side sections in the folding movement of the same during swinging movement of said top sectic-us; and means for locking said sections at ilH'H upper limits of movement, -substan-.

tialiv as described.

1 An automobile hood comprising, in combination, two top sections pivotally connected together for freeupward swinging; side sections foldably connected with said top sections; means for guiding said side sections in the folding movement of the same during'swinging movement of said top sec-' tions; and means adapted for engagement with the lower edges of said side sections for supporting the same in elevated position, substantially as described.

15. ,An automobile hood comprising, in combination, two top sections pivotally connected together for free upward swinging; side sections foldably connected with said top sections; means for guiding said side sections in the folding movement of the same during swinging movement of said to sections; and spring controlled dogs adiipted, upon upward movement of said sections, to automatically engage with the lower edges of said side sections to hold the same in elevated positions, substantially as described. I

16. An automobile hood comprising, in combination, two top sections pivotally connected together for free upward swinging;

side sections swingingly connected with the outer edges of'said top sections; and means provided in the hood for releasabiy support mg said sections in elevated position, substantially as described.

17. An automobile hood comprising, in combination, two top sections pivotally'connected together for free upward swinging; side sections swingingly connected with the outer edges of said top sections; and spring controlled dogs adapted for releasable engagement with the lower edges of said side sections for supporting said sections in elevated position, substantially as described.

in testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FERDINAND CHQP. Witnesses H. J. THOMA, Micnain, F. BENIGH. 

